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Chapter 479 - Roc

The giant bird dove, its enormous claws outstretched.  Each talon was the size of a motorcycle, which meant that Zeke was definitely at a size disadvantage.  Yet, he stood his ground, sho...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 81 - Rescue

Carmen paced back and forth, keenly aware of the three guards standing near the door.  More importantly, she could feel the cameras pointed at her, and she knew the dangers they represented.&n...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 80 - Freedom

Elijah sat cross-legged on the desert floor, staring at the items arrayed in front of him.  There were three of them, though the most outwardly impressive was Thor’s spear, which was scaled ...

Chapter 478 - A Flock of Foes

They fell upon Zeke like feathered piranha, moving quickly enough that he couldn’t even begin to react to each of the bird-men.  He’d started the fight by using [Hell Geyser] to thin the f...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 79 - Control

Roman stood on the balcony, looking out over the city.  In the wake of his campaign of conquest, which had swept through seven city-states over the past year, Easton had changed so much as to ...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 78 - Back and Forth

In the Shape of the Guardian, Elijah faced off against the hunter.  He still didn’t know the Viking’s identity, so he grunted, “Who are you?  Why did you attack me?”

“I am...

Weekly Check-In (4/7/2024)

This was another big week, with a lot going on. So, I'll dive right into it:

Regarding Death: Genesis, I'm happy to say that I should be sending book 8's manuscript off to my publisher in th...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 77 - The Battle Continues

Even as Elijah felt Guardian’s Renewal mend his broken body, he growled, “You shouldn’t have done that.”

Then, he threw himself at the Viking who’d injured him.  The spear stri...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 76 - Hunter and Beast

Elijah leaned forward, sniffing the air as he stuck his head through the huge gash in the ship’s hull.  The air inside was musty and, odd as it seemed in the middle of a desert, almost humid...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 75 - Got You

Thor yanked his spear from the Voxxian monster’s body, sending a spray of black blood to splatter on his pants.  He frowned, then spat on the creature.  Then, he looked around at the ot...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 74 - Leaving Seattle

“Fried squash?” Elijah asked, gazing at the meal with no small degree of appreciation.  “And fried chicken?  Mashed potatoes?  Wow.  Just wow.  Tell me again why we d...

Chapter 477 - The Temple

What felt like an eternity of runes stretched before Zeke’s mind.  Millions of symbols and glyphs, each one representing a concept that, even after countless hours’ worth of examination, h...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 73 - Necessary Adjustments

The wind whipped the dust storm into a frenzy, but Miguel just wrapped the cloth more tightly around his face and hunched his shoulders against the furious windstorm.  Using his spear as a wal...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 72 - Trust

“Ah, shit,” Elijah said, rubbing the back of his neck.  He had no idea how he hadn’t recognized her.  In retrospect, he should have.  It wasn’t as if she’d really changed t...

Chapter 476 - Back into the Jungle

The ratongi tribe was clearly a little short of sapience, and as a result, they reminded Zeke of when he’d first met the kobolds.  Certainly, they were intelligent enough.  They used to...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 71 - The Gardener

Tart flavor burst in Elijah’s mouth as he bit down on one of his grove berries.  Fortunately, he’d resupplied in his most recent trip back to his island, but still, he’d been gone long e...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 70 - Dinner and a Movie

Elijah felt his muscles unkink beneath the blisteringly hot stream of water.  He hadn’t had a proper shower since he’d left Valosta, and even then, the water pressure had left a lot to be ...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 69 - Mercer Mesa

Mercer Mesa loomed above Elijah, soaring to a height of almost a thousand feet.  From afar, he’d estimated that it only reached an elevation of a few hundred feet – which was huge, conside...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 68 - Buying a Life

The mattress was lumpy.  None of the plumbing worked.  And the whole room somehow managed to smell like bleach and mildew, both at the same time.  On top of that, Elijah could feel e...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 67 - The Lay of the Land

“You’re anonymous,” said the guard, who was wearing all black fatigues that reminded Elijah of S.W.A.T. gear he had seen on television.  The man even had kneepads, elbow guards, and fing...

Chapter 475 - The Moving Mountain

The mountain moved.

“I think you underestimate me,” Zeke said, staring at the massive tortoise.  It was the size of a city, and despite the fact that the ground shook with its every ...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 66 - Seattle

Elijah slithered forward, staying low to the ground.  It wasn’t strictly necessary.  Guise of the Unseen was more than sufficient to keep him hidden.  Yet, he felt that it helped r...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 65 - Fighting Against Nature

With a wet squelch, Thor yanked a monstrous leach from his side, then crushed it in his grip.  It was both satisfying and grotesque, the way the thing’s insides – and the blood it had suck...

Chapter 474 - The Ancient Forest

Zeke plummeted through the air, a brief moment of panic suffusing his mind.  However, after only a couple of seconds, he realized that he had nothing to worry about.  Not because his mome...

Weekly Check-In (3/31/2024)

So, I kind of made a mistake. I'll go ahead and get that out of the way first, then we'll get into the week's goings on. I scheduled today's chapters weeks ago, and as a result, I added the little ...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 64 - Battlefield

A summer wind skated across the plain, rustling the sparse vegetation before tousling Elijah’s hair. He sighed, propping his forearms on his knees as he stared at the dancing flame of his ...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 63 - The Librarian

“Why sunlight?” asked K’hana, leaning against the lighthouse wall. The other elves were there as well, all wearing somber expressions. They had conquered the tower, but through little in the ...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 62 - Bane

A chilling scream echoed across the town, sending a tremor up Carmen’s spine. She shoved the hastily constructed spear into Miguel’s hands, saying, “Stay in the back. Don’t try to save anyo...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 61 - Cleansing the Unnatural

Four vampire brides glided across the tiles, screeching with fury. Meanwhile, a fifth had fallen to the floor, where she screamed in agony as she raked her long nails across her beautiful, pale fac...

Path of Dragons 3 - Chapter 60 - The Slow Clap

A slight breeze flowed through the opulently decorated hall, fluttering the tapestries decorating the walls. Elijah only had to look at the end of the corridor to see the open window which was the ...